Baseball Recap: Eunice Picks Up 11th Consecutive Win

Cardinals

Previous Games

04/09/26 vs Lovington	11-7
04/07/26 vs Jal	18-2
04/04/26 @ Loving	11-1
04/03/26 vs Grady	13-6
03/28/26 vs Magdalena	5-0
+ 6 more games

Eunice came tearing into Thursday's matchup with ten straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 9.8 runs), and they left with even more momentum. They came out on top against the Lovington Wildcats by a score of 11-7. For the Cardinals, this counts as revenge for the 14-5 victory the Wildcats walked away with the last time they faced one another back in April of 2025.

Julian De Leon made a big impact while hitting and pitching. He didn't allow a single earned run and allowed only two hits while striking out ten over five innings pitched. That's the most strikeouts he has posted since back in March. He was also big at the plate, getting on base in three of his four plate appearances with one triple, one stolen base, and two RBI. He has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last three times he's played.

In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Carlos Armendarez, who went 2-for-3 with two stolen bases, three RBI, and one run. Those three RBI gave him a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Andrez Serrano, who got on base in all four of his plate appearances with one stolen base, one run, and one RBI.

Eunice always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .515. That was just more of the same: they've now posted an OBP of .515 or higher in four consecutive contests.

Eunice's record is now 11-1. As for Lovington, they have traveled a rocky road recently, having lost nine of their last 12 games. That's put a noticeable dent in their 7-10 record this season.

Eunice didn't take long to hit the field again: they've already played their next matchup, a 6-4 win against Texico on the 11th. As for Lovington, they will head out to challenge Goddard at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday. The Rockets' pitching crew has only allowed 2.8 runs per game this season, so the Wildcats' hitters will have their work cut out for them.